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Pacific Waves for Friday 31 May 2013
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 May 2013
3:08 PM.French Polynesia adopts a resolution to ask France to organise a referendum on the territory's self-determination; It remains grim in the parts of the Marshall Islands affected by drought; We hear… Read more Audio
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Kayakers conquer the white waters of PNG's Chimbu River
3:03 PM.It's third time lucky for four adventurers from New Zealand, who've been the first to kayak the treacherous canyons of a remote Papua New Guinea River. Audio
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Thousands still affected by Marshall Islands drought
3:02 PM.Drought in the Marshall Islands dire, thousands still affected. Audio
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French Polynesia formally asks for independence referendum
3:01 PM.The French Polynesia assembly adopts resolution asking France to organise self-determination referendum. Audio
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Academic warns English language replacing Samoan
6:02 AM.An academic who is in the process of launching a Samoan language dictionary on the web says there are signs in Samoa itself that English could become the more dominant language in time to come. Audio
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Solomons official defends police against corruption claims
6:01 AM.As the RAMSI military presence in the Solomon Islands prepares to leave, and MPs claim that there is police corruption, the acting Police Commissioner says she training police to be more professional.
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A local heads Niue's police force for the first time in 8 years
6:01 AM.Niue appoints a local to head its police force for the first time in eight years. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 May 2013
6:00 AM.Solomon Islands acting police commissioner defends police against corruption claims; Tough new sentences aimed at deterring violent crime in PNG; Academic warns English language replacing Samoan; A… Read more Audio